E-Learning Provocateur

JANUARY 12, 2010

Academia is teeming with learning theories. It can be quite a challenge for the modern learning professional to identify an appropriate learning theory, draw practical ideas from it, and apply it to their daily work. Which theory do you choose? How does it relate to other theories?

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Learning Theory Taxonomy Theory Cognitive 274

Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

This is number 32 in my series on learning theories. Psychologists and cognitive scientists have offered a number of useful theories that aid our understanding of learning. In this series I''m providing a brief overview of each theory, and how each can be applied in education. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3.

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Cognitive Theory Maslow Learning Theory 88

Learning with e's

AUGUST 22, 2014

The previous post highlighted issues around the situated learning theory of Jean Lave. In this post, I extend this idea into the work Lave did with Etienne Wenger, which has become known as Communities of Practice. Anderson ACT-R Cognitive Architecture 2. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3. Unported License.

Community 87

Community Knowledge Cognitive Communities of Practice 87

Learning with e's

AUGUST 25, 2014

This is number 26 in my series on learning theories. I''m working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. Anderson ACT-R Cognitive Architecture 2. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3. Bandura Social Learning Theory 4.

Maslow 84

Maslow Cognitive Theory Pinnacle 84

Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

This is number 30 in my series on learning theories. I''m working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. Anderson ACT-R Cognitive Architecture 2. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3. Bandura Social Learning Theory 4.

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Design Cognitive Theory Maslow 98

Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

It is not seen as 'a series of disembodied cognitive acts', but rather is located in the everyday practice of social interactions (see Nardi, 1995). Development of this theory placed emphasis on the sharing of knowledge within the community of practice, enabling members to situate their learning within their community.

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Social Theory Compliance Training Communities of Practice 88

Learning with e's

AUGUST 25, 2014

Photo by Steve Wheeler This is number 26 in my series on learning theories. I'm working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. Anderson ACT-R Cognitive Architecture 2. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3. Unported License.

Maslow 40

Maslow Cognitive Theory Pinnacle 40